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f0c9bd29d92bebf10424905d4ac1347c4fd21ac6 | By . Rob Waugh . PUBLISHED: . 06:13 EST, 4 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 21:59 EST, 5 May 2012 . The inhabitants of the Solomon Islands - east of Papua New Guinea - are very dark-skinned - but have puzzled scientists for decades with their blond hair. Now a genetic study has found that the islanders have a 'homegrown' gene... | Many assumed blonde hair came from Europeans .
'Homegrown' gene actually evolved separately .
5-10% of population have distinctive blond gene .
Islanders believed blond hair came from the sun, or a diet rich in fish . |
f0c9cf96b7768dffc9ef87cd375f30f6207f622b | London (CNN) -- The bill for staging the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics is set to rise by nearly 20% to £11 billion ($17.2 billion) a UK government committee has warned. The £9.3 billion ($14.5 billion) of public money set aside for funding the Games is "close to being used up" according to a report published Fri... | London Olympics bill set to rise from £9.3 billion to around £11 billion according to new report .
UK Parliament's public accounts committee says security costs have doubled in recent months .
Committee also warn of Olympic Stadium becoming a "white elephant" after the Games .
London Olympics begin on July 27; Paralymp... |
f0ca42c4e58db0034fce073cb08711cb92889b19 | Roberto Martinez has told Sylvain Distin to fight for his place at Everton and the veteran defender appears to have taken it to heart . The 36-year-old Frenchman pinned down midfielder Steven Pienaar during a play fight at training as the Toffees prepared for Thursday's Europa League tie against Lille. Everton defender... | Sylvain Distin pinned down midfielder Steven Pienaar during play fight .
Defender was included in 21-man squad for Europa League tie .
Distin has missed last four matches but he could feature against Lille . |
f0caa88235a28319b2c5d4bfaa6b0c8888d80358 | Lee Tomlin would be the first to admit he has gone dangerously close to blowing his career. The Middlesbrough forward had a rather poor attitude and was kicked out of Leicester City — he was even sent out on loan by Rushden and Diamonds. ‘I was playing for Brackley Town with team-mates who were carpenters and police of... | Lee Tomlin was rejected as a teenager by Leicester City and Liverpool .
The forward was even sent out on loan by Rushden and Diamonds .
He revived his career with help of Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson .
Tomlin was sent off when Middlesbrough scouts went to watch him .
The 26-year-old is now considered the finest pl... |
f0cb207341ef9838c56a9efd8fc224371a1fd137 | Two men, including a member of the KKK, have been arrested after trying to build a portable X-ray machine to allegedly kill President Obama and Muslims. Glendon Scott Crawford, 49, and Eric J. Feight have been charged with conspiracy to provide support to . terrorists after allegedly creating a remote-controlled device... | Undercover agents posing as radiation suppliers tracked pair for a year .
President was alleged target over Boston Marathon bombings .
Industrial mechanic Glendon Crawford says he wanted to target Muslims .
Synagogue called FBI after being offered device to 'kill enemies of Israel' |
f0cb3fe7be216430a51caeda208530d521c06999 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:50 EST, 12 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:03 EST, 12 November 2013 . Hundreds of students turned out for a memorial to mourn an Oklahoma cheerleader, 17, who was killed in a car crash over the weekend. Mallory Brooke Winegarten, 17, died on Sunday at Saint Francis Hospital ... | Mallory Brooke Winegarten, 17, of Skiatook, died .
Sunday at a Tulsa hospital after the Friday morning .
crash .
Her car had been hit by a Chevrolet pickup driven by Kimberly Ann Wimmer, 51, who was unhurt .
The tragic accident happened at the entrance road to her house .
Around 400 students mourned the cheerleader on ... |
f0cb75990d64d3924b84638e54fa69437d16fe86 | By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 06:44 EST, 9 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:01 EST, 9 October 2013 . One of Australia’s most notorious criminals has died at the age of 58 after a battle with liver cancer. Mark ‘Chopper’ Read allegedly killed over a dozen people, but was never found guilty of murder, and instead rose to... | Mark 'Chopper' read was one of Australia's most notorious criminals .
He claimed to have killed 19 people but was never convicted of murder .
After a life behind bars he became a bestselling author of crime novels .
He died of liver cancer, aged 58, after refusing a transplant . |
f0cc6fccb4a1bd68c3db1be30a7cde7f6ed84029 | Kim Jong-Un's younger sister has become a senior party official, confirming her rise through the ranks as a potential key aide to the North Korean leader. Kim Yo-Jong, believed to be 26, made her first public appearance during the funeral of her father and longtime ruler Kim Jong-Il in December 2011. Since then, she ha... | Kim Yo-Jong unveiled as 'vice department director' in powerful committee .
Fuels speculation that she is being groomed to become dictator's key aide .
Her aunt held that post until her uncle was executed on treason charges .
Kim Yo-Jong made first public appearance at her father's funeral in 2011 . |
f0cd131d3842032a0a9e00a6a564c1186bd14b14 | By . Luke Garratt . PUBLISHED: . 07:20 EST, 27 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 09:42 EST, 27 February 2014 . What property can you buy for £1 million? Not as much as you might think, depending on where you want to buy. A British real-estate site has revealed how much property you get for your million across the UK. A lu... | Property website found people were rarely willing to sacrifice location for price .
What property you can get for £1 million is hugely different depending on location .
£1 million could get you a 20 room manor house in Somerset, or a small apartment in London . |
f0cd2ae464203f0eefa2ea450407b9c468f20ce0 | By . Mark Duell . Last updated at 10:02 PM on 22nd July 2011 . A defence lawyer for accused child murderer Levi Aron has sensationally quit the case after more horrific details were revealed about the killing. Gerard Marrone, 37, said his conscience prevented him from continuing defending Aron, 35, over the alleged mur... | Father-of-three Gerard Marrone says conscience prevented him continuing .
Experience lawyer admits crying about case after hearing new evidence .
His decision comes after revelations boy was drugged and smothered . |
f0cd94a1bb86952248ac34b5277929426edc00e7 | By . Becky Barrow . PUBLISHED: . 18:31 EST, 25 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:03 EST, 26 September 2013 . More than half of women in Britain are still working when they reach the age of 60, new figures have revealed. According to official statistics, the number of women forced to carry on working into their sixties... | The figures, from the Office for .
National Statistics, highlight the impact of the rising .
pension age .
Many simply have ‘no choice’ but to keep on working, experts claim .
Three quarters of married mothers are now in work .
Only 76% of men between 16 and 64 are in work, compared to 92% in 1971 .
Experts predict num... |
f0cdafa3c2868d567e29ddf257f27fb73b6a6ca4 | (EW.com ) -- Bravo had a good year in 2013 — so good that the network is adding an ambitious 15 new original shows to its programming. Famous for hits like the "Real Housewives" series, Bravo earned the No. 1 spot in 2013 for the most engaged, educated, and affluent viewers for the 18-49 age group in prime time, and it... | The network is adding 15 new original shows .
Bravo earned a No. 1 spot in 2013 .
Several shows will also be returning . |
f0ce9221fe0857374d67fcb6b247efec8514931f | She may be morbidly obese and a dress size 32, but that won't stop Kirstie Mouncey feeling beautiful. The supersized 18-year-old, a childcare worker from Hull, is entering a beauty pageant specifically for the larger lady, and has appeared on national television to tell everyone how happy she finally is with her 26 sto... | Size 32 childcare worker from Hull loves the way she looks .
Kirstie Mouncey, 18, gets out of breath going up stairs . |
f0cfffeb375c373e8a0219ba14dc35c0a2b8dc0c | By . Dominic King for MailOnline . The talk on Merseyside this week has been about the footballing enigma that is Mario Balotelli, but 20 years ago today the chatter centred on the emergence of a phenomenon. It was on August 28, 1994, that Robbie Fowler wrote his name in the record books with the fastest Barclays Premi... | Robbie Fowler reflects on his hat-trick against Arsenal .
Fowler scored it for Liverpool at Anfield 20 years ago .
At just four and a half minutes, it is the fastest in Premier League history . |
f0d0643bef14079ff05e8ee987b812871f510919 | Beijing (CNN) -- Medical personnel and police responded Saturday to an explosion in a terminal of the Beijing Capital International Airport, China's state-run Xinhua news agency said. A man set off homemade explosives inside the airport's Terminal 3, state television reported. The man was wounded, but no other injuries... | An explosion was heard at the Beijing airport .
A man set off black powder, the kind used in firecrackers .
The man was hurt and transported to the hospital .
No one else was reported injured . |
f0d0af955fa5256552b8482de8400244a28d81f1 | (CNN) -- Jockeys may rely on real live horsepower to help them reach the winning post, but they still train like athletes. When you are riding half a ton of flesh at 40 mph you have to be able to hold your horse. The riders, as well as their runners, follow a strict fitness regime -- and the result is a proven formula ... | The British Racing School at Newmarket runs a fitness boot camp for jockeys .
Jockeys focus on core, legs and upper body strength but aim to avoid muscle mass .
Jockey Martin Lane trains six days a week and races every day in the summer .
Success in races depends 90% on horsepower and 10% on jockey ability . |
f0d0bd0a329d1231db9bfe110862b647577dd942 | By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 12:08 EST, 11 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:33 EST, 11 September 2013 . Odzhan, dubbed the Siberian Mowgli, said he is happy living in the wilderness and does not want to move to the city . A young man dubbed the 'Siberian Mowgli' after being raised in the Russian wilderness said he... | Odzhan said he is happy living with parents Alexander and Elena in Siberia .
20-year-old learned English from dictionary and was schooled by his parents .
Said he does not want to live in a city because of the 'smell' and will not move there until society has 'become more cultural'
Odzhan emerged from wilderness after ... |
f0d12e7d0c450aa88a101a15b3d683216cad25d7 | (CNN) -- Top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova tumbled out of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Saturday, but two-time champion Kim Clijsters cruised into the third round. Kuznetsova, who lost in the 2007 and 2008 finals, became the first top-ranked player at the Californian tournament to lose their opening match since Cl... | Top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova exits BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells .
Russian loses her opening match 6-4 4-6 6-1 to unseeded Spaniard Carla Suarez-Navarro .
Two-time champion Kim Clijsters cruises into third round, beating Barbora Zahlavova Strycova .
Third seed Victoria Azarenka also wins in second round on Saturday ... |
f0d1abac08f4ce8f3c28368dd63c9622d75064e4 | By . Mark Prigg . PUBLISHED: . 12:06 EST, 8 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:48 EST, 10 April 2013 . Friendly lip-smacks made by a large African monkey show striking similarities with human speech, say scientists. Geladas, close cousins of the baboon that only live in the remote mountains of Ethiopia, produce 'unnerving'... | Researchers found Geladas, close cousins of the baboon that only live in the remote mountains of Ethiopia, were often mistaken for humans .
Recordings showed a structural rhythm that closes matched that of people speaking . |
f0d257952888bf402a4ec67146a12ef80837155c | By . Laurie Whitwell . Follow @@lauriewhitwell . Nottingham Forest descended into chaos as manager Stuart Pearce and owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi argued about the £7million sale of Jamaal Lascelles and Karl Darlow to Newcastle United. A furious Pearce claimed that the deal involving two of Forest’s best players was agreed be... | Al Hasawi says Pearce was involved in negotiations throughout .
Lascelles and Darlow being sold to Newcastle in cut-price deal .
Pearce said he was extremely disappointed as he wanted to keep duo . |
f0d28f347632dcf994471b4db4cf1f6c3d971c29 | (CNN) -- Serving as a timely reminder to delegates convening for the Rio +20 Earth Summit, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has published its latest Red List detailing the ongoing threats to biodiversity on the planet. The IUCN assessed a total of 63,837 plant and animal species around the glob... | Latest snapshot of threats to animal and plant species published by international conservation group .
Nearly 20,000 species now face threat of extinction including 41% of amphibians and 33% of reef building corals .
Report is "clarion call to world leaders gathering in Rio," says IUCN director general Julia Marton-Lef... |
f0d33211d5d7c6f129e91f574ec65d93a184af2f | NASCAR champion Tony Stewart was given a standing ovation on Sunday night as he returned to the track for his first race since he struck and killed Kevin Ward Jr three weeks ago in upstate New York. Stewart, 43, walked out during driver introductions to a chorus of cheers - the loudest and longest for any driver - befo... | Tony Stewart returned to the track on Sunday for the first time since he struck and killed Kevin Ward Jr three weeks ago .
Stewart received a hero's welcome and his name got the biggest cheers of the night . |
f0d33612f8b917deef9f72c83b27c3a9141e0c4b | By . Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:24 EST, 3 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:36 EST, 3 September 2013 . A Turkish court ordered that a man . accused of killing a New York City woman in Istanbul be placed under . observation for an evaluation of his mental health on the opening day of . his trial Tuesda... | In .
his first testimony in court, Ziya Tasali, 46, admitted killing Sarai .
Sierra but denied accusations that he had sexually assaulted her .
Sierra, .
a 33-year-old mother of two boys, was found dead on Feb. 2, days after .
her family reported her missing when she failed to return home from a .
solo vacation in Ista... |
f0d369c448407ca5787832be8127d8143229bb09 | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 06:44 EST, 18 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:42 EST, 18 February 2014 . Scotland Yard made history today after it charged three youths with murder before their alleged victim had died. Two 14-year-olds and a 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have appeared in cour... | Scotland Yard charged boys because Rashid Naeem was so badly injured .
Three boys, two 14-year-olds and a 16-year-old, appeared in court today .
Mr Naaem was stabbed at Upton Park market in London two days ago .
Doctors said they were sure he would die so police charged the teenagers .
Their alleged victim was pronoun... |
f0d36f6a1eb6046e4b5d2a92f4fcec9251649c3d | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:14 EST, 6 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 15:20 EST, 6 March 2014 . A Texas judge has ruled that a man who doused a boy with gasoline and lit him on fire when he was a teenager can now be tried as an adult for murder even though the incident took place 13 years before the victim d... | Latest ruling states that Don Willburn Collins can be tried for murder and sexual assault stemming from an attack that allegedly took place in 1998 .
Collins was 13 when he attacked Robert Middleton, then 8, with gasoline .
Middleton suffered massive burns over 99% of his body and died from skin cancer in 2011 which wa... |
f0d3f6ef3808b5188d6cc16e13bb57fefe08402f | Andy Murray reached the quarter-finals of the Erste Bank Open after a hard-fought 6-4, 6-4 win over Vasek Pospisil of Canada on Thursday. The second-seeded Murray, who had a bye in the first round, dropped serve while leading 3-2 in the second set but held off five more break chances for Pospisil. 'Hopefully I can impr... | Andy Murray beat Vasek Pospisil 6-4, 6-4 in their second-round match .
The Scot is making his debut at the tournament to pick up rankings points .
He hopes to force his way into the top eight in order to take part in the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London next month .
The win over Pospisil was the 470th vict... |
f0d4720ff34fc214a44a0c6c494f1151e6a41e62 | Child sex offences: Paediatric haematologist Dr Myles Bradbury, 41, of Herringswell, Suffolk . A married children’s doctor today pleaded guilty to a string of sexual offences against cancer sufferers in his care aged as young as eight. Dr Myles Bradbury, 41, of Herringswell, Suffolk, admitted to seven counts of sexual ... | Dr Myles Bradbury, of Suffolk, pleads guilty to 7 counts of sexual assault .
Also pleads guilty to 12 counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child .
Police warn there are likely to be more victims - and a helpline is set up .
He was paediatric haematologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge .
Abused patients... |
f0d51104fe137eb23afd094d82d028f7d3fb2137 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 11:47 EST, 1 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:50 EST, 1 February 2013 . One in 10 pupils at more than 1,600 schools play truant so often they miss a month’s lessons every year, latest figures have revealed. There are 677 primary schools and 977 secondary sc... | Latest figures reveal the scale of 'persistent absentees' who do not turn up for at least 15% of school days .
Tory MP Andrew Griffiths says parents must do more to make sure their children attend .
At some schools a quarter of pupils miss one in six days . |
f0d55b174bec6a931c460ea8224b1c7b3079d78c | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 07:24 EST, 22 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:19 EST, 22 December 2013 . Behind bars: Jamal Dyce was jailed for life in 2008 for stabbing to death labourer Philip Armstrong . A murderer has posted photos of himself larking around in jail on Facebook - before using the site to a... | Jamal Dyce jailed for life in 2008 after stabbing to death Philip Armstrong .
Has posted photos of himself larking around at HMP Gartree on Facebook .
Dyce, 25, has also asked friends to send credit for his Blackberry phone .
Ministry of Justice says Facebook access in jail is 'totally unacceptable'
'Power nap finished... |
f0d57ee0ea1213f143a439f9483dc3b6b0657a68 | Hollywood, California (CNN) -- Larry King, America's interviewer-in-chief, ended his record-setting career as CNN's prime-time, talk-show host Thursday night with a serenade from Tony Bennett, a greeting from President Obama and a "Larry King Day" proclamation from California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Those guests an... | Larry King amassed 6,120 shows in CNN's archives over 25 years .
He fought back tears several times and ended his show with "instead of a goodbye, how about so long"
King will next work on special projects for CNN . |
f0d5b3b75b83b194c821bbec8eff5e0be5c2dd97 | George Paskins, 81, was convicted of repeatedly raping three young girls during 16-year abuse . A pensioner who preyed on young girls in a 16-year long campaign of abuse has been jailed for 18 years. George Paskins from Paignton, Devon, began regularly raping one girl when she was just three and another when was eight ... | George Paskins began regularly raping two young girls 50 years ago .
One of the girls was just three and the other was eight when abuse began .
Court heard he made a cup of tea during abuse and covered girl's face .
He denied abusing girls but was found guilty on six counts of rapes .
Paskins is expected to serve nine ... |
f0d5e0ac57ac1c53e1d797f092b5446b9d77d404 | (CNN) -- It wasn't the sight of tortured bodies that scared "Chuy." It was what was written on the sign that was left next to them. "This will happen to all the Internet snitches." It was signed by Los Zetas. The banner was placed next to the two victims, a woman and man, both in their 20s, both gruesomely killed. The ... | Some local news outlets downplay Mexico cartel violence .
But social media has helped fill that information void .
One resident: "Citizens have found a way to organize and protect each other on Twitter" |
f0d5e5ea5a79719764c1d29e9eb909475ae94ade | The tearful father of an Irish tourist who was charged over a one-punch attack on his younger brother said his sons have loved each other since they were children. Barry Lyttle, 33, was granted bail at Sydney Central Court on Monday after he allegedly punched his younger brother Patrick, 31, at about 3am on Saturday in... | Patrick Lyttle, 31, is fighting for his life after a punch to the head just before 3am .
He was struck by brother Barry Lyttle in Sydney's Kings Cross .
The two men are from Ireland and travelling in Australia with their father .
Patrick remains in a critical condition at at St Vincent’s Hospital .
Barry has been charg... |
f0d5f48d4c9732f1c0776dddac4ed5189d4591e7 | By . Paul Revoir . Last updated at 11:10 AM on 1st December 2011 . Caroline Thomson, chief operating officer at the BBC, insists that swearing is acceptable in comedies . One of the BBC’s top executives caused fury last night after she insisted it is acceptable for comedies to feature expletives. Caroline Thomson, the ... | Caroline Thomson says one of the points of comedy was to cause offence . |
f0d5fd5bb01f680720d55a10300a303ded3ddb9c | A Cambridge University professor says she was targeted by internet trolls after an appearance on Question Time. On the programme last Thursday, Mary Beard dismissed claims that migrant workers were overwhelming Boston, Lincolnshire. But she said it was not her comments that drew criticism, but her appearance. Professor... | The Cambridge University professor was attacked online for her looks .
She said the misogyny on internet was enough to put 'many women off appearing in public and contributing to political debate' |
f0d621b797f4963bde77eeb47477b0ca90b4b15e | By . Michael Zennie . A furious Los Angeles Clippers star has begged his 262,000 followers for help tracking down the man who is accused of murdered his aunt. Matt Barnes, a 34-year-old small forward, told his fans: 'This dude stabbed my auntie in the neck last week & left her for dead on the sidewalk, she ended up dy... | The family of Tanganyika Williams has set up a GoFundMe site asking for a $5,000 donation to pay for her funeral .
Barnes is currently on a $10.2million contract with the Clippers .
Williams was stabbed in the neck by her estranged husband and died after being found on a sidewalk, police say .
Michael Williams has fled... |
f0d630aab16d2528cf423049bdd67abda5f16a63 | Not many people could drag us out of bed on a Sunday morning when it is -8C (18F) outside. But, true to form, Victoria Beckham drew a stellar crowd at her New York Fashion Week show today including Rachel Zoe, Anna Wintour and proud husband David, who sat front row next to the Vogue editor-in-chief with their sons Broo... | The designer drew a stellar crowd for her show on Sunday morning, including Anna Wintour, Rachel Zoe and of course husband David who sat front row with their four children .
Cosy knits were the order of the day for fall/winter 2015, in a sophisticated palette of neutrals . |
f0d6405e25a25fb0827b95892980e27887fd5755 | The first witness in the trial of Ratko Mladic, the former commander of the Bosnian Serb army, testified Monday that the army slaughtered Bosnian Muslims from his village in 1992. Elvedin Pasic said that he was 13 when his family, anticipating the arrival of the army, decided to split up. Though the family members had ... | Elvedin Pasic was 13 when his family fled the advancing Bosnian Serb Army .
Ambushed, they ran into a minefield, he says .
He never saw his father again .
Ratko Mladic, former commander of the army, wipes his eyes during testimony . |
f0d686e383942b6754eadf98218aa60db8d07271 | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A judge Wednesday approved Katherine Jackson's request that Michael Jackson's estate get the bill for the cost of this week's burial of her son. A private funeral for Michael Jackson, here in 2002, will be held Thursday in Glendale, California, his family says. More than two months aft... | Michael Jackson will be interred in private cermony Thursday night, family says .
Cost of burial in Glendale, California, cemetery kept under court seal by judge's order .
Judge approves family's request for Jackson's estate to pay for funeral .
Public tribute to pop singer held July 7 in Los Angeles; he died June 25 . |
f0d69cd1a5cfa07c5661d4f7b96a35f4b8dee254 | (CNN) -- When you want news or information about your community, do you sometimes turn to your cell phone or tablet computer? If so, you've got plenty of company. According to new research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, nearly half (47%) of all U.S. adults get at least some local news and information ... | 65% of mobile consumers say it's easier to keep up with local information than 5 years ago .
52% of U.S. Hispanics, 51% of African-Americans, 45% of whites get mobile local news .
People who are parents of minor children are especially likely (64%) to get local mobile news . |
f0d6d92a46c3dc1611d0c288d26e63ca9a7f2921 | American Girl has sparked outrage among consumers following its announcement that two racially diverse dolls from its Historical range will be 'retired' - forcing the company to defend their decision. 'Cecile', of African-American descent and 'Ivy', who is Asian-American, will join two Caucasian dolls in being disconti... | Four dolls will be 'retired' from American Girl's Historical range, two Caucasians, one African-American and one Asian-American .
The company claims that it is a purely business-led decision and it is simply doing away with dolls that come in pairs .
Nine dolls have been retired since 2008, seven of which were Caucasia... |
f0d6e6fa422ae9c7dc8728b2af258adeba580e05 | By . Lucy Crossley . PUBLISHED: . 10:54 EST, 16 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:36 EST, 16 October 2013 . The British soldier killed in Afghanistan had been selected for promotion before he was shot dead in Helmand province. Lance Corporal James Brynin, of the Intelligence Corps, was killed when he patrol was attacked... | Lance Corporal James Brynin was selected for promotion before death .
The 22-year-old was shot dead in Kakaran, north east of Lashkar Gah .
Ambitious soldier described as a 'star, burning bright and rising fast'
He leaves behind parents, sister and girlfriend Olivia . |
f0d784317e11b97bd22d3cab44d60538072a2e1a | (CNN) -- The chances you'll die from heart disease are good -- too good. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for Americans. It's especially of concern for women, since symptoms can be different from those seen in men, according to the American Heart Association. The good news is, you have a tremendous ability t... | Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of Americans .
Heart disease can be prevented with diet, exercise, sleep and stress-reduction .
Smoking is one of the leading causes of heart disease in young people . |
f0d79aed41a342474c5ac0308d87ea016df3b867 | (CNN) -- The makers of an over-the-counter male sexual supplement are recalling the product after government tests showed some unlisted ingredients "pose a threat to consumers," the company says. Tests conducted by the Food and Drug Administration found that the supplement X-Rock contained sildenafil -- an approved dru... | "Undeclared active ingredients" in X-Rock for Men "pose a threat," the company says .
X-Rock Industries says it has not gotten any reports yet of "adverse events"
The product is billed as an "organic" supplement with "no chemicals or steroids" |
f0d7ee6fe01f90b5b433a9b00aee0b4e6194c9a4 | (CNN) -- Swedish poster boy Zlatan Ibrahimovic has delivered again -- the Swedish Postal Service is to honor the Paris Saint-Germain forward with his own range of stamps. Each year up to 60 different stamp motifs are commissioned in Sweden, with the initial decision about the subject made by the Postal Service's group ... | Zlatan Ibrahimovic set to adorn a new range of stamps in Sweden .
The Swedish national football team captain nominated for 2013 Ballon d'Or .
The Paris Saint-Germain striker is also up for the goal of the year award .
Ibrahimovic has already had a giant burger named after him in Paris . |
f0d862dc0f2b649f62d4a607573c3ddae0baa7b7 | Deirdre 'White Dee' Kelly is making up to £6,000 a night and is set to pay 40 per cent income tax just months after finding fame as a long-term welfare claimant. The 43-year-old Benefits Street star charges at least £1,500 an hour to appear at nightclubs and her manager claims she can manage four meet-and-greets a nigh... | Deirdre Kelly, 43, enjoyed huge boost to her profile at Tory conference .
C4 documentary's star now invited to string of student debating societies .
Appearance fee is £1,500 to £3,000 and she can manage four gigs a night .
Hundreds of nightclub revellers turned up to meet-and-greet in Stoke .
Manager says she has now ... |
f0d89162e84737cf1ec6923c7ac15dfaea95bebc | England's plans to field an unchanged team against South Africa on Saturday were shattered by another injury setback on Tuesday night — leaving Anthony Watson poised to replace fellow Bath wing Semesa Rokoduguni. Having revealed at lunchtime that Rokoduguni trained fully in the morning, hours later the national coaches... | Stuart Lancaster wanted to field unchanged team from New Zealand defeat .
But Semesa Rokoduguni's thigh injury put paid to those plans .
Fellow Bath wing Anthony Watson is poised to fill the void .
Tom Wood is also an injury doubt for the South Africa Test . |
f0d976a536896dd589dd3c39019a496e4962feb2 | By . Emma Reynolds . Slumped on his back with a sweet wrapper stuck to his wide face, this enormous orangutan appears to have overdone the bananas - and every other foodstuff within reach. The lethargic creature doesn't look capable of much monkey business, although keepers at his Indonesian zoo maintain he is a health... | Udel is 3ft 11in tall and weighs an incredible 15st 10lbs .
The gigantic beast is supposed to follow a healthy diet of fruit and milk . |
f0d9786a1a8d2fe42fc2150f312d82dd20c02528 | Liberal Democrats have ‘rescued the country’ by helping secure the economic recovery, Treasury minister Danny Alexander boasted yesterday. In an interview yesterday, the Treasury chief secretary was ‘p****d off’ at the Tories claiming credit for tax cuts for low-income workers and Britain’s economic recovery. ‘The econ... | Treasury chief secretary said economic plan is just as much his as Chancellor George Osborne .
He added: 'We have rescued the economy, given opportunity to young people, cut taxes for millions of working people' |
f0d99038d8961e519b4859932fd74e252fb4907e | (CNN) -- Local and state authorities in Northampton, Massachusetts, are investigating nine suspicious fires that have killed two people and left residents shaken, officials said Sunday. In just over an hour early Sunday, five structures -- including a single-family residence -- burned, in addition to "numerous cars," D... | Officials in Northampton, Massachusetts, say 9 fires have killed 2 people .
5 structures, "numerous cars" burned early Sunday, district attorney says .
Fires reported between 2 and 3:15 a.m., DA says .
Task force of local, state, federal fire officials investigating . |
f0da246937d5551c390e1ddb7eff08df5890f4fa | By . Daily Mail Reporter . A 20-foot-wide sinkhole has swallowed the driveway belonging to an elderly Florida woman - and neighbors fear it could take her house, too. The elderly resident of the house in Pasco County was able to escape with her two cats, but her car is still trapped in the garage. There's no way to get... | Elderly homeowner got out safely .
Neighbors had to be evacuated for fear it could swallow their homes too .
Florida law mean the damage will not be covered by her homeowners' insurance . |
f0dadefd271a9e3b8a8c6fd0be89a0e091253b59 | Sergio Aguero is not just top of this season's Premier League scoring charts. The Argentine, having now played 101 times in the English top flight, has far and away the lowest minutes per goal ratio in Premier League history. Aguero hits the net on average once every 108 minutes, 13 minutes quicker than Arsenal legend ... | Sergio Aguero tops the Premier League minutes-per-goal table .
His two goals at Sunderland put him on 14 for the season so far .
Aguero's record puts him ahead of Thierry Henry and Ruud van Nistelrooy .
The likes of Javier Hernandez, Robin van Persie and Edin Dzeko make the upper reaches of the chart .
With 14 in 14, A... |
f0db4e90a930c0bc45fcf85caaed5a323a637319 | (CNN)The scene is like something from a horror movie. Saturday, a known supporter of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria posted a video online of one of two Japanese hostages holding up what looks like a picture of his beheaded compatriot. The video follows one released earlier in the week featuring a militant threaten... | An ISIS supporter's video suggests a Japanese hostage has been killed .
Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi: A more assertive policy will expose Japan to more conflict . |
f0dbd3dfed6ba4afcf1efed4992f35ab8fb95938 | By . Leon Watson . A drug-taking wedding venue manager stole deposits put down by engaged couples to pay off his debts, a court heard. Paul Hayes, 32, took cash to cover rent and drug deals because he claimed his £17,500 salary did not cover his living expenses. The former pupil at the fee-paying Argyle House School wa... | Paul Hayes, 32, stole nearly £1,000 from Sunderland's Quayside Exchange .
He was assistant general manager at the upmarket Grade II listed venue .
But while on annual leave he sneaked in and stole the cash from a safe .
When the manager realised it was gone, he checked the venue's CCTV .
Hayes claimed he stole the mone... |
f0dc17c13cc4d685bbc86cca551eb57ad6eff3b3 | (CNN) -- China plans to put laboratories in space, collect samples from the moon and prepare to build space stations over the next five years, according to an ambitious plan released this week aimed at putting the country on the global map for space exploration. China also plans to launch manned-vessels and freighters ... | China's ambitious new plan comes as the U.S. scales back its own space ambitions .
China wants to launch space laboratories and collect samples from the moon .
Its eventual goal is to carry out a manned lunar landing .
China is the third country after the U.S. and Russia to put a human in space . |
f0dc1de68489e31b5a88426ed4a6cf4793886fdd | It was in a perfect location with easy access and no other takers. So when this estate agent saw the tempting Galaxy bar during a property viewing, he decided to move in and take immediate possession. The 25-year-old, identified only as George, was spotted on camera last week stealing the treat as he showed prospective... | Thief took large Galaxy bar from property in Walthamstow, east London .
But Jon Charter was testing new secret security cameras for his home .
Caught estate agent known as 'George' and told his boss, who fired him .
'George' apologised and explained he needed sugar to combat dizziness . |
f0dc559d910152ebf4714e5b0bff524d7f0181e6 | Former Spurs midfielder Rafael van der Vaart continued to enjoy his time off before the start of the new Bundesliga season, as he and girlfriend Sabia Boulahrouz were spotted strolling through the streets of St Tropez. The pair, who have been dating since September 2013 after Rafael split with his ex-wife Sylvie, are h... | Hamburg midfielder missed the World Cup because of a calf injury .
He has been training over the summer in a bid to be fit for new season .
Dutch playmaker is currently on holiday with girlfriend Sabia Boulahrouz .
Sabia is the ex-wife of Van der Vaart's former Holland team-mate Khalid . |
f0dcd0a9695c1b58d232fedc092e1eca55cfedcf | By . James Nye . and Joel Christie . The Canadian man on trial for the rape and murder of a Chinese student in her Toronto apartment while her horrified boyfriend watched helplessly on Skype in Beijing was found guilty on Monday. Brian Dickson, 32, did not show any emotion as he was convicted of the first degree murde... | Brian Dickson, 32, was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Chinese student Qian Liu in court today in Toronto .
Liu, 23, was sexually assaulted and then murdered inside her apartment as her boyfriend, Xian Meng watched helplessly from Beijing .
The tragic student was found dead on the morning of April 15, 2011 .... |
f0dcf1dced280b0c82a50427133cca3aff593a6a | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A key architect of Republican Sen. John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign has urged conservatives to drop their opposition to same-sex marriage. Steve Schmidt served as Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign manager in 2008. In a speech Friday to Log Cabin Republicans, a conservative gay rights ... | Steve Schmidt served as Sen. McCain's presidential campaign manager .
Schmidt spoke to Log Cabin Republicans on Friday .
Conservatives should embrace same-sex marriage, Schmidt told the group .
The party, he argued, will grow by accepting gay rights . |
f0ddc88df53582d130b11842f1a043205322bcf2 | (WIRED) -- The ability to control a Windows desktop with a simple hand gesture could become reality sooner than we once thought. The Daily got a sneak peek at two Microsoft-developed Windows 8 notebook prototypes with built-in Kinect sensors. The system would allow for gesture recognition in portable devices for the fi... | System would allow for gesture recognition in portable devices for the first time .
3-D gesture control on a laptop could offer more interactive, Kinect-style PC gaming .
Xbox Kinect console itself is already in 18 million households the world over . |
f0dddd401a4beec314126bcea1c239eff2e87c53 | By . Kirsty Walker . PUBLISHED: . 14:16 EST, 2 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 03:08 EST, 3 August 2012 . 'Impossible to go on': Special enovy to Syria Kofi Annan (pictured) has quit his mediator role because he has been unable to unite world powers to stop the country's civil war . David Cameron last night called on the ... | Envoy frustrated by U.N. Security Council's reluctance to intervene .
Managed to get major powers on council to .
agree political transition .
But was left disappointed when plan was never endorsed or acted on .
Annan: 'As an envoy, I can't want peace more than the protagonists'
David Cameron says resignation shows cur... |
f0dde7cb061a2cc0fff21bebb7e2dc4db881f5a3 | By . Joshua Gardner . A Kansas couple who love the filthy sport called mudbogging tied the knot Sunday in the most appropriate place possible: a giant, sloppy mud pit. Jared Baylor and Taylor Ratcliff made their love official in a flash mob wedding at this weekend's Toronto Days Mud Run in Toronto, Kansas. Before shock... | Jared Baylor and Taylor Ratcliff kept their nuptials a secret until surprising everyone with a flash mob wedding at Toronto Days Mud Run in Kansas .
The couple are both fans of the sport, which challenges drivers to plow through a mud pit as quickly as possible .
The married in the bed of a pickup truck in the center ... |
f0de8e4f4105807f996b4802eb298d83c10496c6 | Fifteen people, many of them teenagers and some as young as 11, were shot early Sunday morning at a Miami nightclub, Miami-Dade police reported. Police spokeswoman Frederica Burden said the victims ranged in age from 11 to 25 and were taken to area hospitals. Several victims were released from hospitals Sunday afternoo... | Shooting happened about 1 a.m. Sunday at The Spot nightclub in Miami .
Most of the victims were teenagers; some were only 11 years old, police said .
Miami-Dade County has a midnight curfew on Saturday for people 16 and younger .
No arrests had been made or suspects named by late Sunday . |
f0dea27128c3e8139fb67b087b85fe05b8add0ca | (CNN) -- Kim Shifren came home from school one day to find her world turned upside down. Her mom had suffered a massive heart attack; doctors said she would need weeks to recover. In a matter of minutes, the 14-year-old went from child to child caregiver. Shifren spent the next month bathing, dressing and feeding her m... | Survey estimates there are at least 1.3 million child caregivers in the United States .
These children must handle domestic duties and provide personal care and support .
Studies show that these kids are at a higher risk for depression and often drop out of school .
Top 10 CNN Hero Connie Siskowski: They "suffer silent... |
f0df2b34f618ce0e7fcee5a3acdb72b0456c204a | By . Mark Prigg . A real-life superhero mask that can boost the vision and hearing of its wearer has been revealed. Created by students at the Royal College of Art, the masks contain sensors to augment the person's sight and hearing. The team behind the real-life 'iron man' mask hope it could be produced to help sports... | Mask can allow wearer to 'zoom in' on conversations in a crowd - and could be developed as a hearing aid and help ADHD sufferers .
Vision can be improved allowing wearer to see 'time trails' similar to a timelapse photograph . |
f0df41de1a8d26ef946f924c742ecd9a5905dffc | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 01:22 EST, 6 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:52 EST, 6 September 2012 . An ex Formula One driver, who lost his legs after a horrific crash in 2001, made a sensational return to Brands Hatch yesterday winning a gold medal in Paralympics cycling. Alex Zanardi, 45, was involved i... | Italian Alex Zanardi, 45, took gold in the H4 handcycling time trial .
Former Williams driver lost his legs in a high-speed crash in Germany in 2001 .
Returned to motor racing in a .
specially adapted car, taking up cycling to stay in shape . |
f0df762632709a4ed9edd8530ac221076e77285e | A new YouTube video gives a terrifying portrayal of the vulnerability of drunk women - and the shocking lengths that some men will go to in order to take advantage of their inebriated state. The video, which was created by social media entrepreneur Stephen Zhang, follows a young woman - who is pretending to be seriousl... | An actress, pretending to be drunk, asked five men on Hollywood Boulevard if they would help her find her bus stop - and filmed their reactions .
Of the five men featured, only one offered her assistance while the rest tried to take her home . |
f0df8f0b2672b40814e08c990704358e8975df1a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:34 EST, 8 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:32 EST, 9 December 2013 . Elian Gonzalez, the Cuban boy who survived a perilous raft journey that killed his mother and became a symbol of troubled relations between the United States and Cuba has left the country for the first time ... | Elian Gonzalez was returned to Cuba at age 6 after a tragic attempt to get to the U.S.
He had not left Cuba since then until now; he is going to Ecuador for a youth conference .
'Fidel Castro for me is like a father,' Gonzalez said in a recent interview . |
f0e0278093042e8b720a14deb4221b0ef9785098 | By . Rosa Monckton . PUBLISHED: . 18:16 EST, 31 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 18:18 EST, 31 January 2014 . Inspiration: Sandra d'Auriol before her death . Some people fill the space around them with a kind of life force, and my friend Sandra d’Auriol was just such a person. I could hardly believe it when I received an ... | Sandra d'Auriol died last week after jumping off the roof of a clinic in Los Angeles after a straightforward operation .
Rosa Monckton worked with Sandra in the early Eighties on Bond Street .
Here she remembers a talented and compassionate friend . |
f0e0519f9f9fe29289b5f78c927856e89068d939 | By . Rebecca Evans . Updated: . 03:07 EST, 6 March 2012 . Convert: Detectives believe fugitive terror suspect wanted for her role in a bomb plot is 7/7 widow Samantha Lewthwaite, pictured as a teenager . Kenyan police say British colleagues have confirmed that a fugitive terror suspect wanted for her role in a bomb plo... | Fugitive terror suspect wanted for role in bomb plot named as 7/7 widow .
Samantha Lewthwaite was wife of suicide bomber Jermaine Lindsay .
Diary with tips on how to be a mujihadeen's wife unearthed . |
f0e05faf10827a0219cb6447527f5a0ff7d94bba | By . Kirk Maltais . A new meme was born last night, once again at the expense of Miami Heat star forward LeBron James. The meme, #LeBroning, is flooding social media in response to James being carried off of the court in the waning minutes of the first game of the NBA Finals versus the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday. Th... | Twitter and other social media exploded with mentions of #LeBroning following Thursday night's loss to the San Antonio Spurs .
James claimed that he was experiencing cramping in last minutes of the game .
Air-conditioning at the AT&T Center, where the Spurs play, malfunctioned due to an electrical failure .
James: 'Thi... |
f0e096ce5d8d2db96cc4fef96fe628fbf027fa3c | (EW.com) -- EW has confirmed that embattled indie "Killer Joe" has set a release date, as Deadline first reported. Matthew McConaughey's trailer-park noir found itself in an appeals imbroglio this March when the MPAA slapped an NC-17 rating on it for scenes involving drug use, nudity, violence, and graphic sexuality, t... | "Killer Joe" is set to release on July 27 .
In March the MPAA slapped an NC-17 rating on the movie .
William Friedkin directed the film based on Pulitzer winner Tracy Letts' play . |
f0e0d4f531c0234a69ff2d5040814aaf2b9f8ee7 | Google has launched one of its most addictive doodle’s yet as it celebrates the 40th birthday of the Rubik's Cube. An animated version of the popular puzzle has been created by Google engineers allowing anyone to solve the frustratingly-difficult game by clicking below, or visiting Google's homepage. There are 43 quint... | Game can be played by clicking on the image below or visiting Google .
Users rotate the rows and .
columns horizontally and vertically, and manipulate the cube by clicking .
and dragging it in different directions .
There are 43 quintillion ways the cube’s 54 coloured squares can be arranged over the six faces .
But ex... |
f0e0dc3922739fe0bc0b598c56d2dc105cdc5fa6 | Vice President Joe Biden told a group of supporters on Monday that 'it's time to take back America' so that they can get an 'equal share.' Both Biden and President Barack Obama dusted off the economic populist message that propelled them to a second term and hit the road on Labor Day traveling to the union friendly ci... | Biden and Obama gave speeches on the minimum wage to labor groups in Detroit, Michigan, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, respectively, this afternoon .
The Vice President asked his audience to give Americans 'a chance' at getting an 'equal share'
President Obama said most Americans don't want a yacht, or a plane, or a mansion... |
f0e0e7010b43bc393218b5e2b6be262aa1260b99 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 21:37 EST, 10 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:41 EST, 11 July 2013 . More than 800,000 households will spend over half of their income on debt repayments if interest rates rise as expected, research shows. The effects of a rise in line with market predictions – to about 2 per cent ... | 800,000 people will spend half their income if rates rise to 2% .
More than one million will be in same position in rates increase to 4% .
Resolution Foundation think-tank figures warns that many are heavily dependent on rates staying at their current 0.5% . |
f0e0f79d7c26ce7707be9c9558201d24b434e221 | (CNN) -- Wednesday night's CNN debate lands at a critical moment in the Republican race. This season, each debate has set the tone for the primary to follow. Newt Gingrich's savaging of the media helped propel him to victory in South Carolina. Mitt Romney's savaging of Gingrich helped him to clinch Florida. The current... | Timothy Stanley: The Wednesday evening presidential debate comes at a critical time .
He says Santorum is threatening to displace Romney as the front-runner in the race .
He says while Santorum is liked by GOP voters, many of them have doubts about Romney .
Stanley: Look for Romney to try to adopt a folksy, populist to... |
f0e1ae470377de236092133ab4c080c8338a53a2 | (CNN) -- A bomb threat delayed flights and prompted evacuations Monday at Schiphol airport in The Netherlands, authorities said. One suspect was arrested inside the airport, in Amsterdam, said Martyn Peelen, a police spokesman. An anonymous caller reported a bomb at the facility, he said. Authorities do not know whethe... | NEW: A suspect has been arrested, police say .
Parts of Amsterdam airport closed to investigate bomb threat .
Flight delays are likely, the airport press office says . |
f0e1db141824c3406f8c0b8fe32d12b68312fd25 | Police reinforcement arrived in Calais last night after a mass attempt by up to 400 illegal migrants to storm lorries heading for Britain. Tear gas was used on a crowd of mainly young men who were taking part in a ‘clearly coordinated attack’. Despite their efforts, some of the migrants, thought mostly to be from north... | An estimated 400 male migrants attempted to storm lorries in French town .
Police were forced to use tear gas and batons to control the crowds .
Thousands of migrants are camping out in Calais to try to gain entry to UK .
Most are thought to have travelled to France from north Africa . |
f0e3abc2dbdec54ccd0ad1e538b5a730708e390d | Airport body scanners that produce graphic images of travelers' bodies will be removed from checkpoints by June, the Transportation Security Administration says, ending what critics called "virtual strip searches." Passengers will continue to pass through machines that display a generic outline of the human body, raisi... | TSA is removing certain body scanning machines .
Critics said they amounted to virtual strip searches .
Move came after manufacturer could not meet privacy software deadline . |
f0e40ed7420751ef203c79b9536634477bcc6b03 | Gareth Breese enjoyed a fairytale finish to his cricket career as Durham won the Royal London One-Day Cup after beating Warwickshire by three wickets in a nail-biting final at Lord's. Breese was playing his final game for Durham before retiring and the 38-year-old took three wickets, two catches and scored an unbeaten ... | Gareth Breese hit winning runs for Durham against Warwickshire .
Ben Stokes' unbeaten 38 steered Durham to three-wicket victory at Lord's .
Paul Collingwood lifted Royal London One-Day Cup .
Warwickshire were all out for 165 in their innings .
Varun Chopra top scored with 64 for Warwickshire .
Mark Stoneman hit a half ... |
f0e4378795f864f791b1ed7693f5a12bd3548162 | Paris, France (CNN) -- France has denied citizenship to a man because he allegedly forced his wife to wear a full Islamic veil, the French immigration minister said in a statement Wednesday. The man was applying for citizenship in order to join his French wife in France, Immigration Minister Eric Besson said. The man w... | Immigration Minister says man denied wife liberty of coming going with face uncovered .
France is scheduled to vote on whether to ban full veils .
France denied a Moroccan woman's naturalization request in 2008 on the because she wore a burqa . |
f0e49199192a315d2e7faac42b5cb63f74b4ac67 | Stoke City assistant manager Mark Bowen has revealed that Bayern Munich attacker Xherdan Shaqiri is a surprise transfer target for the club. Inter Milan are the firm favourites for the 23-year-old who is due to hold discussions with Bayern officials on Wednesday morning. 'To get a good player like him on board would be... | Inter Milan are the firm favourites to land Xherdan Shaqiri's signature .
Stoke City assistant assistant Mark Bowen confirms interest in Shaqiri .
The 23-year-old is due to hold discussions with Bayern Munich officials . |
f0e5226dea5f51701299ffc770c60bd4a9b2216c | The end of the computer is nigh. When the clock strikes 14 minutes and seven seconds past three on the morning of Tuesday 19 January 2038 UTC, a bug is expected to hit the web. Any computer, program, server or gadget running a 32-bit system could then fail, on a global scale, unless they are patched and upgraded in adv... | Psy’s Gangnam Style was recently viewed so many times on YouTube that the site had to upgrade the way figures are shown on the site .
The site 'broke' because it runs on a 32-bit system, which uses four-bytes .
These systems can only handle a finite number of binary digits .
A four-byte format assumes time began on 1 J... |
f0e52d2deb7d374a8402bd2ebf47d5f876bd852b | The judge who sentenced British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford to death for drug-smuggling has died unexpectedly at the age of 55. Amser Simanjuntak, a senior official in Bali, was known to be extremely keen on the death penalty - meaning that Sandiford could have escaped with a lesser punishment if her trial had been d... | Amser Simanjuntak gave Lindsay Sandiford death sentence in January .
Found dead from 'heart attack' aged 55 at Bali home on Friday .
If her trial had been delayed until now she could have lighter sentence . |
f0e54398e40540dd70a10f5da6978bca7f7b55bd | AC/DC's Angus Young has revealed drummer Phil Rudd had been 'in a strange place' even before he was charged with allegedly hiring a hitman in New Zealand earlier this month. Young opened up about his troubled bandmate in an exclusive interview with Sydney's Triple M Grill Team. The guitarist says the band had been faci... | AC/DC's guitarist Angus Young says the band has had 'a few problems' dealing with bandmate Phil Rudd .
Rudd was charged with threatening to kill and drug possession in New Zealand earlier this month .
Young and singer Brian Johnson also joked about Phil Rudd's recent police charges with US radio host Howard Stern .
You... |
f0e54ea744a8f52d4addf2e81ffcbbd7957ff085 | RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNN) -- The death toll from flooding in southern Brazil continued to climb Wednesday, with officials reporting at least 86 dead, the state news agency said. About 30 people are missing, the official news agency Agencia Brasil said, citing civil defense officials. Earlier reports had indicated a... | More than 54,000 have been left homeless, state news agency says .
At least 86 dead, 30 missing in southern Brazil, reports say .
Most of deaths and damage have been in Santa Catarina state .
Flooding also has caused damage in Colombia, Panama . |
f0e58a642af73279a5fc18736f32e9866225af11 | By . Peter Allen . PUBLISHED: . 08:57 EST, 3 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:38 EST, 3 October 2013 . Killed: Caroline Corvalan, 33, was found dead in a Paris street . A dismembered body found underneath a Paris street belonged to a woman TV journalist, it emerged today. The macabre remains in a service duct are of Ca... | The body of Caroline Corvalan, 33, was found in a service duct .
Decomposed torso was found by maintenance men last week .
Police said there had been a mysterious burglary at her nearby flat . |
f0e5f5a031053598bb80b285676be14265d4a54e | The email account that appears to belong to General David Petraeus' alleged mistress may have been broken into by hacking group Anonymous. The email address that allegedly belongs to Paula Broadwell, the biographer who is at the center of the cheating scandal that forced the acclaimed former CIA director's resignation,... | Biographer Paula Broadwell allegedly had affair with Gen. David Petraeus .
Her email was listed as one hacked by Anonymous in 2011 .
She allegedly sent harassing emails to another woman who she thought was having a relationship with Petraeus . |
f0e626bb1800d7ed4354c3835d3906e0c5d3cd20 | Boeing's proposal to develop a so-called space taxi for NASA astronauts includes a seat for paying tourists to fly to the International Space Station, it has been revealed. The $4.2 billion, five-year contract allows Boeing to sell rides to tourists, Boeing Commercial Crew Program Manager John Mulholland told Reuters, ... | Firm named yesterday as one of two selected to create shuttle replacement .
Selected by Nasa alongside Elon Musk's SpaceX .
Will begin test flights in 2017 . |
f0e657c0e9643f1fa30fc95fc2d56711f324cee9 | (CNN) -- For over half a century, Formula One has been a man's game. But maybe no more as the sport's glass ceiling suffered a further fracture on Wednesday. Monisha Kaltenborn became the sport's first female team principal when she was handed the reins at Sauber in October and now Williams has followed suit after appo... | Claire Williams appointed deputy team principal at William F1 team .
Claire will be working beneath her father and team principal Frank Williams .
Monisha Kaltenborn became the sport's first female team principal at Sauber last year .
Williams' test driver Suzie Wolff is the only female driver currently employed in the... |
f0e66891a958d631c464982d2bd7a61a130ca3c6 | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 11:03 EST, 25 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:13 EST, 25 June 2012 . Running battles have broken out between police and protesters outside a British oil refinery facing mass job cuts. Today violence erupted at the Coryton plant in Essex where its Swiss-based owners Petroplus have colla... | There were three arrests at the Coryton refinery in Essex where at least 200 workers will lose their jobs this week .
Members of the picket line tried to blockade the site before trouble flared . |
f0e6711e7a18acf798ead874cda28b074b6740cf | By . Press Association . A dramatic 'supermoon' is set to accompany this year's Perseid meteor shower, one of the most anticipated events on the skywatcher's calendar. Given a dark, clear sky in a normal year, it is common to see more than 100 of the meteors an hour during the second week in August. But this year the P... | Sunday will see two dramatic events light up the sky .
The Perseid meteor shower, in which more than 100 meteors are commonly per hour, happens in the second week of August .
Also in the sky, summer's brightest supermoon, which will be full Sunday . |
f0e771205adf556327f3b54e92c65ff27d6d5eca | By . David Kent . Diego Poyet is wasting little time getting to know his new West Ham team-mates while on tour in France as he posed for a picture with Adrian and Mauro Zarate. The Hammers expect to formally announce the signing of Poyet on Monday after holding talks over a five-year contract. The 19-year-old midfielde... | Diego Poyet has agreed a five-year deal with the Upton Park Club .
The signing could be announced on Monday by West Ham .
He was Player of the Year at Charlton Athletic last season . |
f0e7f95fe8266d18c60f254b6579f798164f7d58 | Tokyo (CNN) -- One year after a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck northeast Japan, killing nearly 16,000 people and sparking the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years, the country will pause Sunday to remember the exact moment the earth shook. At exactly 2:46 p.m. local time (12:46 a.m. ET), a moment of sile... | A powerful 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck northeast Japan on March 11, 2011 .
It unleashed a massive tsunami and triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years .
A moment of silence will be held at the exact moment the quake hit .
Prime minister says "steady progress" is being made on cleanup and reconstructio... |
f0e812befab6d8172e677dcccf2678d6441af65a | Something ELSE to worry about?! Ear lobe surgery is on the rise (seriously) First there were cankles. Then there was back fat. Last week we were told about swoobs, mere moments after we'd come to terms with our big fat thutts. But it seems the beauty industry hasn't yet run out of body parts they want to make us hate, ... | Earlobe sagging is most common in women, particularly who wear earrings .
Earlobe Rejuvenation treatment uses dermal fillers .
Claims to .
'revolumise and restore earlobes to give them a youthful .
look'
Regency Aesthetics offer the treatment for £195 . |
f0e81749cad1ebe07f63ae496bcd85550d9e48dc | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In January, President-elect Barack Obama and his family will make history, becoming the first African-American first family to move into the White House -- a house with a history of slavery. In fact, the legacy of American presidents owning slaves goes all the way back to George Washington. A wood e... | Obamas will make history as first African-American first family in White House .
Slaves often worked seven days a week to build White House, U.S. Capitol .
Twelve presidents owned slaves; eight owned slaves while in office .
Historian: Obamas moving into White House "a very great and hopeful sign" |
f0e8a6d3495b9e3f544b30cafcd2e8c0f9e2c96e | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:05 EST, 22 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 16:06 EST, 22 February 2014 . This is the moment a female tiger appeared to offer a high-five to a tourist. The two-year-old animal was captured performing the motion at Tierpark Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg, Germany, today. She can be see... | Tigress tries to high-five visitor at Tierpark Hagenbeck Zoo in Germany .
Can be seen placing her paw flatly against glass wall of her enclosure .
And tourist doesn't leave her hanging - holding his own hand up in air .
Two-year-old animal recently transferred from Novosibirsk Zoo in Russia . |
f0e8b92b1d63a8464519043c28036982b1ab9fcd | (CNN) -- A bomb exploded at a Woodburn, Oregon, bank branch early Friday evening, killing a police officer and injuring the town's police chief and a state bomb technician, Oregon State Police said. A police officer was killed Friday after a bomb exploded inside the West Coast Bank in Woodburn, Oregon. Woodburn Police ... | NEW: Officer died after bomb detonates in Oregon bank .
NEW: Police chief, bomb technician also injured in explosion .
Police originally called to investigate suspicious package at bank .
Earlier, police checked a bomb threat called into nearby bank . |
f0e8fe69a82e6bd089723211ba916a6d3d1eb96e | By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 05:31 EST, 3 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 08:54 EST, 3 January 2014 . Skype murder: Ammaz Qureshi, 35, has been charged with the killing of a one-year-old in Norway . A British man has been charged with killing a one-year-old girl over Skype after allegedly instructing her Norwegian mothe... | Ammaz Qureshi, 35, is charged with murder in Norway .
Accused of telling mistress to dunk her baby in water over Skype .
The child had allegedly interrupted their secret online chat by crying .
Qureshi 'masterminded months of abuse against one-year-old girl' |
f0e9136f5bab8d8338818dbd2bf447fa1f55ebc8 | By . Sam Webb and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:02 EST, 29 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:09 EST, 29 August 2013 . Giant lumps of lard and baby wipes have been discovered clogging Denver sewers. The 'fatbergs', described as clumps of festering food mixed with wet wipes and cooking oil, have been found blocking... | Repugnant mass of congealed lard and baby wipes discovered .
Denver sewage workers have to crawl down 50-foot tunnel to pull out wet wipes by hand .
Reminiscent of London's 15 tonne 'Fatberg' |
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